By Astrid Zweynert
- Homosexuality is illegal in 76 countries, including five that have the death penalty (Mauritania, Sudan as well as 12 northern states in Nigeria and the southern parts of Somalia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen).
- Incitement to hatred based on sexual orientation is prohibited in ...
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